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diabeticman

(3,121 posts) Thu Nov 28, 2013, 02:05 PM Nov 2013

8 Fact that will shock and Amaze people

http://thinkprogress.org/home/2013/11/28/2999951/thanksgiving-shocking-facts/

Take this to the thanksgiving table:

Some facts that really stunned me:

Workers can be fired because they are victims of domestic violence in 43 states.

Income inequality in the U.S. is worse than it is in Ethiopia.

There are more prisoners in the U.S. than construction workers, engineers, and high school teachers

Check out all 8 facts.